Esther Kolawole

Esther Kolawole
Kolawole at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey
Personal information
Full nameEsther Omolayo Kolawole
Born (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Nigeria
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Algiers 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Alexandria 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Hammamet 62 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra 62 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 57 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 62 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Belgrade 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tirana 62 kg

Esther Omolayo Kolawole (born 4 January 2002)[1] is a Nigerian wrestler. She represents Nigeria at international competitions. In August 2022, she won bronze in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[2][3] Kolawole represented Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

Kolawale won the gold medal at the 2018 African Youth Games.[4] In December 2018, she became a national wrestling champion, winning the gold medal for the 55 kg freestyle at the Nigerian National Sports Festival.[5]

In February 2018, Kolawole won gold for the 61 kg cadet event during the 2018 African Wrestling Championships.[6]

Kolawole won the gold medal in her event at the 2020 African Wrestling Championships held in Algiers, Algeria.[7][8] In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9] In October 2021, Kolawole competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway where she was eliminated in her second match.[10]

In November 2021, she placed third and won one of the bronze medal in the women's 57 kg freestyle at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[11][12]

In 2022, Kolawole lost her bronze medal match in the women's 57 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[13] She won bronze in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[2][3] Kolawole won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[14] She competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[15]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.[16] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia.[17][18]

Kolawole competed in the women's 62 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[19] She was eliminated in her first match by Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan.[19]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2020 African Wrestling Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st Freestyle 55 kg
2021 World U23 Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 3rd Freestyle 62 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
2023 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 2nd Freestyle 62 kg
2024 African Wrestling Championships Alexandria, Egypt 1st Freestyle 62 kg

References

  1. ^ "Esther Omolayo Kolawole". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (5 August 2022). "India captures three golds on first day of wrestling at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Nigerian female wrestlers win three gold medals, boys football team meets Morocco in final". The Guardian Nigeria News. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ^ Eludini, Tunde (15 December 2018). "National Sports Festival: Team Ondo dominates women's wrestling". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ^ "African Wrestling Championships: Team Nigeria in medal rush". Vanguard News. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. ^ Olanowski, Eric (8 February 2020). "Adekuoroye Climbs to World No. 1 After Winning Fifth African Title". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ Dowdeswell, Andrew (5 November 2021). "Yepez Guzman makes history for Ecuador at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  12. ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  17. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (19 May 2023). "Egypt and Algeria share Greco-Roman golds at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  18. ^ "2023 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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